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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical condition does the author think his feelings resemble?
(a) An ulcer.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A concussion.
(d) A severe headache.

2. What is the only thing, according to the author, that tests the reality of a belief?
(a) Love.
(b) A real risk.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Prayer.

3. What accounts for a mother's response to comforting words regarding a lost child?
(a) Mothering instinct.
(b) Confidence in Scripture.
(c) Faith in God.
(d) Detachment from death.

4. What does the author say combats the idea of God's mindless cruelty?
(a) The promise of heaven.
(b) Memories of lost loved ones.
(c) Christ.
(d) Scripture.

5. What did the author's friends call him?
(a) Clive.
(b) C. S.
(c) Clive Staples.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character in the book?

2. How does God seem to respond to the author's agony?

3. How long does the author think his suffering will last?

4. How does the author close the second chapter?

5. Who said, "Why have you forsaken me?"

(see the answer key)

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